Lifts, Escalators & Mechanised Car Parking Systems
Remote Monitoring and Diagnostics (RM&D) for Lifts in Singapore
Lift owners, together with their lift service contractor and RM&D solution provider, can apply to BCA for approval to extend lift maintenance intervals to three months by meeting RM&D Code of Practice requirements through a two-stage approval process.
Currently, lift owners, together with their lift service contractor and RM&D solution provider, may apply to BCA for their lifts outfitted with a compliant RM&D Solution to be allowed a longer maintenance interval of three months.
To obtain BCA’s approval, the RM&D solution provider would have to demonstrate that the RM&D solution is able to meet the requirements under the Code of Practice for Design and Performance of Remote Monitoring and Diagnostics Solution for Lifts [PDF, 318 KB] (“COP”). You may refer to the set of Guidelines (Approval Process for Remote Monitoring and Diagnostics Solution for Lifts) [PDF, 303 KB] below for more information and help on the approval process of RM&D equipped lifts. The approval process consists of 2 stages as indicated below:
Stage 1: Consultation and Pre-Approval Trials:
The applicant can first contact BCA via https://www.bca.gov.sg/feedbackform/ for a consultation to evaluate the capabilities of their proposed RM&D solutions under the current monthly maintenance regime. The RM&D solutions will be trialled under the monthly maintenance regime to ensure that they are capable of monitoring and predicting issues with lift operations in accordance with the COP. This phase is expected to take at least 6 months.
Stage 2: Application process
If Stage 1 is deemed successful by BCA, the applicant may then prepare the necessary documents and forms and apply to the Commissioner of Building Control (CBC) under the Building Control (Fixed Installations) Regulations 2025 for his lifts to be allowed to be maintained at three-monthly intervals.
Relevant documents of the application are available below:
Flow chart of approval process
The approval process had been summarised into the flow chart below:
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Resources
Circular
List of RM&D Solutions
List of Approved RM&D Solutions and RM&D Solutions undergoing Trials [PDF, 116 KB]
List of RM&D Lifts
Form A - RM&D Lifts [PDF, 275 KB]
FAQ
If you have any questions, download and refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)